What's included in the Commonwealth Games Whole School Assembly PowerPoint resource and why is it useful?

Commonwealth Games Whole School Assembly PowerPoint is a slideshow that introduces the international sporting event held every four years for athletes from Commonwealth countries. The content includes 10 slides with teacher notes, covering what the Commonwealth is, what the Commonwealth Games are, where the Games are held, the sports, famous athletes, the values of the Games, why the Games matter, a final reflection and follow-up activities.

The Commonwealth and the Games

How countries such as the UK, India, Canada, Australia, Nigeria and Jamaica are connected, and how host cities such as Manchester, Glasgow and Birmingham prepare for the Games, with questions such as "Why do you think countries take turns hosting the Games?"

Athletes and Values

Sports from athletics and swimming to netball, athletes such as Usain Bolt and Jessica Ennis-Hill, and the values of fairness, respect and equality, asking "Why is good sportsmanship important in competitions?"

Let's Learn More

Follow-up ideas, including designing a Games mascot, inventing a new Commonwealth Games sport and designing a medal that represents friendship and teamwork.

How do our whole school assemblies work?

Our whole school assemblies are PowerPoint slideshows that follow a similar structure: an introduction, questions to get children thinking, the key points of the topic and reflection time. They're paced to suit a primary school assembly and work best on a whiteboard, projected out to the hall. You can use them:

• as a whole school assembly, from EYFS up to KS2
• as a class assembly
• as a teaching PowerPoint when you want to cover an event or topic in your own classroom

The majority of our assemblies include teacher notes and guidance to support delivery, and because they're pacey, you can adapt them to however long your assembly lasts.

Adapting the Assembly for Your School

Every assembly is editable, so you can add, remove or change slides to suit the needs of your school. We cover religious events, seasonal topics, values such as kindness, friendship and tolerance, science, history, PSHE, music, significant people and sporting events, so you can choose the assemblies that fit your school year.

Supporting Learning at Home

Families can carry the conversation on at home by asking children about their assembly: what they heard, how it made them feel and what they think about it.

You can explore more of our whole school assembly resources here.